EU Safety Gate · Report-2015-022
Unknown · Tattoo Fastness High- grade Color
5 inks in the kit contain substances which can be harmful if present in tattoo inks. Presence of aromatic amines (measured values for 4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine up to 6220 mg/kg), barium (measured value up to 4.5 g/kg) and zinc (measured value up to 0.5 g/kg). The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that aromatic amines with carcinogenic mutagenic, reprotoxic or sensitising properties should neither be present in tattoos and Permanent Make-up products nor released from azo-colourants. It also recommends that the content of barium and zinc in tattoo inks do not exceed 50 mg/kg. The product does not comply with the national legislation.
- Published
- 05 June 2015
- Notifying authority
- Sweden
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 19/10/2014
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/0670/15
- Model
- Tattoo inks in Brown, Green, Red, White, Yellow colours
- Batch
- Unknown
Classification
- Category
- Chemical products
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- Not published
Product description
Kit of 7 tattoo inks. Plastic bottles, heights 6 cm, 20 ml. The text on the different colour versions are identical. No indication of production and expire date.